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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harrells Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrells Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Harrells Mill:
    • 36.774872, -77.391364
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Harrells Mill
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Since Harrells Mill is near Southampton County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Harrells Mill

Communities Also Named Harrells Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Harrells Mill.

Within Virginia, the name Harrells Mill is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Harrells Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Hertford County
      • This Harrells Mill is located in Hertford County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harrells Mill that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Harrells Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrells Mill ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cowie Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
  • Fields Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields Crossroads is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
  • Gray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Green Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Plain is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
  • Greenwood Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Henry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Henry is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • James River Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • James River Junction is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
  • Kingsberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
  • Lanes Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
  • Little Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Mill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mill
  • Mason
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mason is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Moonlight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moonlight is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
  • Walnut Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights

How Far From Harrells Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harrells Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrells Mill and extending to:

  • Sussex, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harrells Mill to Sussex, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrells Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Harrells Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrells Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7749, Longitude: -77.3914       In this case, the coordinates for Harrells Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.207 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.477 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.645 degrees.